“Only a little while longer, Thayla.”
My sigh is the first noise I’ve made in quite some time, and Yemi startles beside me, dropping the pieces of twig she was breaking up in her palm.
“Sorry,” I mumble.
V’s been persistent about checking on me. The first few times he spoke after we left, I was so grateful we still had our ability to reach one another. I’m still grateful. I just have less desire to be positive.
“I know. How’s Seismet and Verlet?”
“Same. Everyone over here is still doing fine.”
“Good. Anything?”
His soft, hesitant purr answers my question.
“I’m sorry.”
“You have nothing to be sorry for. Thanks for checking on me. I need to get back to focusing.”
“Of course. I’m here if you need me.”
I don’t respond. My head tilts back to check the time, and annoyance immediately boils my blood. There isn’t a damn moon.
Fucking taurnshit.
I’m so tired of sitting here waiting.
There’s also a stick poking me in the ass, and it’s pissing me off as well.
I don’t have a care in the realm to get myself off the ground yet, though. My mental and physical exhaustion is making my body heavy.
“I thought after these years of restricting my power, this would be easy. Instead, I’m ready to scratch my skin until it bleeds. It’s driving me mental,” Yemi says.
A huff empties my lungs as I crumble a dead leaf in the middle of my palm.
“It’s this fucking place.It’sdriving me mental.”
It’s forcing me to stay in my mind far more than I’m comfortable with.
“I was just eavesdropping on the guys, and they said we’re moving out in an hour. Amick’s going to make everyone gather together so we can go over the plan one more time.”
“Great.”
“I know this is a silly question, but…are you okay?”
I don’t want to answer that.
Yemi and her far too fucking observant personality.
“Not really, but I’ll be fine as soon as we get to him.”
If he even wants to be around me once he realizes my Chaos…never mind. I can’t keep obsessing about that.
“Do you—”
“Can I sit?”
My nostrils curl as I glare at Mara. I’m proud of Yemi for not making any sort of reaction to her whatsoever.
